Reduced cardiorespiratory fitness, low physical activity and an urban environment are independently associated with increased cardiovascular risk in... (Publications)
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: To assist in the development of preventive strategies, we studied whether the neighbourhood environment or modifiable behavioural parameters, including cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)
Nematode infections: filariases (Publications)
More than 150 million people, mainly in developing countries, are affected by filarial nematode infections that cause debilitating and disfiguring diseases. Although transmission is restricted to the
Skin lesions, malaise, and heart failure in a renal transplant recipient (Publications)
A male Caucasian patient developed nodular erythematous skin lesions, malaise, and clinical signs of progressive heart failure 4 months after renal transplantation. Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar l
Genetic association with response to intravitreal ranibizumab in patients with neovascular AMD (Publications)
Purpose. Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) resulting in decreased central vision severely impairs affected individuals. Current standard treatment is an intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy
Activity of OZ78 analogues against <em>Fasciola hepatica</em> and <em>Echinostoma caproni</em> (Publications)
The rapid spread of triclabendazole resistance in veterinary medicine is an important motivation for fasciocidal drug discovery and development. The aim of this study was to characterize the fasciocid
Following in Soper's footsteps: northeast Brazil 63 years after eradication of <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> (Publications)
Sub-Saharan Africa has long suffered under the yoke of the Anopheles gambiae mosquito, but for northeast Brazil (figure 1) its arrival over 60 years ago was a new and horrifying experience. This Afric
Eradication of<em> Anopheles gambiae</em> from Brazil: lessons for malaria control in Africa? (Publications)
Current malaria-control strategies emphasise domestic protection against adult mosquitoes with insecticides, and improved access to medical services. Malaria prevention by killing adult mosquitoes is